Unintentional embolization of a guide wire in the inferior vena cava during central venous catheter insertion successfully retrieved percutaneously nine months later
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Unintentional embolization of a guide wire in the inferior vena cava during central venous catheter insertion successfully retrieved percutaneously nine months later / D. Trabattoni, D. Andreini, A. Bartorelli. - In: CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. - ISSN 1522-1946. - 83:1(2014), pp. E109-E111. [10.1002/ccd.25104]
Abstract:
Central venous catheters are routinely positioned for hemodynamic monitoring and fluid administration in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, and many well-known complications associated with this manoeuver have been described. Metalic guide wire embolization is a rare complication potentially associated with nonmechanical and mechanical adverse events. The case we report is peculiar as an almost fully endothelialized guide wire was successfully retrieved 9 months after its unintentional embolization in the inferior vena cava. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
complications adult cath/intervention; embolization; imaging CT
Elenco autori:
D. Trabattoni, D. Andreini, A. Bartorelli
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